Lorum

To maintain our state and federal compliance, the college is required to collect information on–and assess for oversight–all projects that meet the federal definition of Human Subjects Research. This doesn't mean all work with people requires oversight. Projects that:

• collect information for comparison (data),
• and are to be shared in a public way (eg. exhibitions, publications, conferences)

should be looked at to make sure that you and the people you are working with are properly protected.

Our main way to do that is to collect information on your project using our Pre-Review Decision Tree.

• Please provide a brief description of your study. What are you looking to assess through this project? What method are you using to assess this? 
  • Note if you are working with existing data or your method for collecting data. 
  • If you are partnering with a community organization, government agency, or business please identify them here. 
  • Identify if working with a high-risk population is essential to your study (eg-the study is only on minors; the study is only on the elderly).
  • Additionally, please use this space to identify a co-PI (Principal Investigator) should you have a lead partner on the project.
• A Human Subject is defined as a living individual about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) is conducting research. Are you doing either of the following?
  • Obtaining information through intervention or interaction with the individual, and using, studying, or analyzing that information? 
  • Obtaining, using, studying, analyzing, or generating identifiable private information?
• Generalizable Knowledge is knowledge that is expressed in theories, principles, or statements of relationships that can be applied to our experiences. Activities designed to contribute to generalizable knowledge draw general conclusions, inform policy, or generalize findings beyond a single individual or an internal program.  The information is collected to share with others in a discipline/field and makes a broad statement (conclusion) about a group of people, procedures, programs, etc. Are any of the following true for your project? 
  • Intending for the information to inform the theoretical framework of your field or any other established body of knowledge;
  • The primary beneficiaries of the study are other researchers, scholars, and practitioners in the field of study;
    • Note: This is referring to beyond the "classroom" if the study is for a class.
  • The results are intended for publication, presentation, or other distribution to inform the field of study or practice; and/or
    • Note: Again, beyond the classroom.
  • The results are intended to be replicated in other settings.